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Man charged after violent assault in Lethbridge home
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Lethbridge Police have charged an Ottawa man in connection with an incident on Wednesday evening, May 22. It's alleged that a 75-year-old woman was "viciously assaulted" in her home. ...
May 24, 2019
Walking to make cystic fibrosis history
LETHBRIDGE, AB - On Sunday, you have the chance to help people affected by cystic fibrosis. The annual Walk to Make Cystic Fibrosis History is on Sunday, May 26 at Henderson Lake. Across Canada, thous...
May 24, 2019
Court to rule on B.C.'s pipeline permit law in crucial case for Trans Mountain
VANCOUVER - A court will rule today if a proposed British Columbia law that restricts diluted-bitumen shipments through its borders is constitutional. The decision is expected to be crucial for the fu...
May 24, 2019
Robert John Sheppard attempted murder trial hears testimony from first witnesses
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A 33-year-old man facing an attempted murder charge, four counts of assault with a weapon, and eight other charges, sat quietly in the prisoner's box in Lethbridge Provincial Court Th...
May 23, 2019 Lethbridge Courthouse
Three people from Coaldale busted in Taber for drug charges
TABER, AB - Taber Police have arrested two men and a woman from Coaldale for charges related to drug trafficking.According to police, an officer conducted an investigation regarding a suspicious man a...
May 23, 2019
Opposition party MPs call out Liberal counterparts for lack of action on rural crime
EDMONTON, AB - The issue of rural crime is a big issue in Canada, but particularly so in Alberta over the past few years. Alberta MP Shannon Stubbs held a press conference in Edmonton on Thursday, May...
May 23, 2019 Photo Credit: RCMP
A dog’s purpose: the importance of dog guides in Canada
LETHBRIDGE, AB - More than 3,000 dog guides have been trained to help people with disabilities in Canada since 1983. While the disabled acquire the dogs for free, there is significant cost behind the ...
May 23, 2019 Photo credit: Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides on Facebook
Crews fight fire with fire to keep blaze from northern Alberta town
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - A fire-threatened town in northern Alberta says a successful controlled burn has been carried out to help keep a raging nearby wildfire at bay. A statement on High Level's web...
May 23, 2019
Trudeau in Saskatchewan to exonerate Chief Poundmaker of treason
CUT KNIFE, Sask. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to visit a Saskatchewan First Nation today to exonerate a chief unjustly convicted of treason more than 130 years ago. Trudeau is to vindi...
May 23, 2019
Restriction lifted for Canadian beef exported to Japan
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- The last restriction on the 2005 bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) crisis have been lifted.Japan will now import beef from cattle more than 30 months old, marking an end on re...
May 22, 2019 Cattle in feedlot -- LethbridgeNewesNOW